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Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos
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Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos

26 minutes ago

Developers may have been steered towards malicious code as at least 88 public GitHub repositories linked to a malware cluster surfaced in AI recommendations.

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KnowBe4

Singapore office workers vulnerable to AI CEO scams

More than a third of Singapore office workers could not tell a real CEO message from an AI fake, leaving firms open to fraud.

about 6 hours ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Higher education

Rodrigo elected first Asian woman to AI in education post

Her election strengthens Southeast Asia's voice in global AI-in-education research, as schools worldwide weigh training, infrastructure and equity concerns.

about 8 hours ago · Regine Laguilles
Data breach

Japan data leaks began with attacks on mobile apps

Millions of customer records were exposed after attackers used keys pulled from public apps to breach backend systems at Japanese firms.

about 17 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
Peer-to-peer payments

HSBC launches RedCoin stablecoin on PayMe in Hong Kong

More than 3.3 million PayMe users can soon use HSBC RedCoin for instant transfers and merchant payments, as Hong Kong tightens its digital asset rules.

about 24 hours ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Distributed Ledger

Soramitsu marks 10 years of Hyperledger Iroha in Bakong

Bakong's scale underscores how the open-source ledger has moved from prototype to core payment infrastructure, handling 1.326 billion transactions in 2025.

1 day ago · Mara Sugue
Xero

Aspire launches AI accounting tool AspireBooks in Singapore

The new software could cut month-end bookkeeping drudgery for Singapore firms by updating records as transactions happen and keeping reports current.

1 day ago · Karen Joy Bacudo

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